| 词汇 | colony |
| 释义 | colony 2 ENTRIES FOUND: colony (noun) crown colony (noun) colony /ˈkɑːləni/ noun plural colonies colony /ˈkɑːləni/ noun plural colonies Learner's definition of COLONY [count] 1 a : an area that is controlled by or belongs to a country and is usually far away from it殖民地 Massachusetts was one of the original 13 British colonies that later became the United States.马萨诸塞州是最初英国13个殖民地之一，这些殖民地后来成为了美利坚合众国。 a former French colony in Africa非洲前法属殖民地 b : a group of people sent by a country to live in such a colony殖民团；移民队 a colony of settlers一群殖民地定居者 2 : a group of plants or animals living or growing in one place（同一地区生长的植物或动物）群，群体，集群 an ant colony蚁群 a colony of bacteria菌群 3 : a group of people who are similar in some way and who live in a certain area（某一地区某些方面相似的）聚居人群 an artist colony聚居在一起的艺术家 a leper colony聚居在一起的麻风病患者； also : the land or buildings used by such a group（同类人群的）聚居地，住地 |
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